List of lieutenant governors of California

This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of California, 1850 to present. In California, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor. Per the 1879 California Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor is the President of the State Senate.

List of lieutenant governors

Democratic (22)   American (1)   Republican (26)   Progressive (1)
Lt. Governor				Term of Office	Party	Governor
1			John McDougall February 17, 1818 – March 30, 1866 (aged 48)	December 20, 1849 – January 9, 1851	Democratic		Burnett
2			David C. Broderick February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859 (aged 39)	January 9, 1851 – January 8, 1852 Acting	Democratic		McDougall
3			Samuel Purdy c.1819 – February 17, 1882 (aged ~ 69)	January 8, 1852 – January 9, 1856	Democratic		Bigler
4			Robert M. Anderson December 10, 1824 – September 17, 1878 (aged 53)	January 9, 1856 – January 8, 1858	American		J.N. Johnson
5			Joseph Walkup (1819-1873) (aged 54)	January 8, 1858 – January 9, 1860	Democratic		Weller
6			John G. Downey June 24, 1827 – March 1, 1894 (aged 66)	January 9, 1860 – January 20, 1860	Lecompton Democrat		Latham
7			Isaac N. Quinn April 24, 1795 – June 26, 1865 (aged 70)	January 20, 1860 – January 7, 1861 Acting	Democratic		Downey
8			Pablo de la Guerra November 29, 1819 – February 5, 1874 (aged 55)	January 7, 1861 – January 10, 1862 Acting	Democratic
9			John F. Chellis 1792-1883 (aged 84/85)	January 10, 1862 – December 10, 1863	Republican		Stanford
10			Tim N. Machin 1789-1877 (aged 87/88)	December 10, 1863 – December 5, 1867	Republican		Low
11			William Holden 1786-1876 (aged 89/90)	December 5, 1867 – December 8, 1871	Democratic		Haight
12			Romualdo Pacheco October 31, 1831 – January 23, 1899 (aged 67)	December 8, 1871 – February 27, 1875	Republican		Booth
13			William Irwin July 12, 1827 – March 15, 1886 (aged 58)	February 27, 1875 – December 9, 1875 Acting	Democratic		Pacheco
14			James A. Johnson May 16, 1829 – May 11, 1896 (aged 65)	December 9, 1875 – January 8, 1880	Democratic		Irwin
15			John Mansfield August 1822 – May 6, 1896 (aged 73)	January 8, 1880 – January 10, 1883	Republican		Perkins
16			John Daggett May 9, 1833 – August 30, 1919 aged 86)	January 10, 1883 – January 8, 1887	Democratic		Stoneman
17			Robert Waterman December 15, 1826 – April 12, 1891 (aged 64)	January 8, 1887 – September 13, 1887	Republican		Bartlett
18			Stephen M. White January 19, 1853 – February 21, 1901 (aged 48)	September 13, 1887 – January 8, 1891 Acting	Democratic		Waterman
19			John B. Reddick April 9, 1845 – January 26, 1898 (aged 52)	January 8, 1891 – January 11, 1895	Republican		Markham
20			Spencer G. Millard July 10, 1856 – October 24, 1895 (aged 39)	January 11, 1895 – October 25, 1895	Republican		Budd
21			William T. Jeter October 19, 1850 – May 15, 1930 (aged 79)	October 25, 1895 – January 3, 1899	Democrat
22			Jacob H. Neff October 18, 1830 – March 26, 1909 (aged 78)	January 3, 1899 – January 6, 1903	Republican		Gage
23			Alden Anderson October 11, 1867 – September 23, 1944 (aged 76)	January 6, 1903 – January 8, 1907	Republican		Pardee
24			Warren R. Porter March 30, 1861 – August 27, 1927 (aged 66)	January 8, 1907 – January 3, 1911	Republican		Gillett
25			A. J. Wallace February 11, 1853 – February 23, 1939 (aged 85)	January 3, 1911 – January 5, 1915	Republican		H. Johnson
26			John Morton Eshleman June 14, 1876 – February 28, 1916 (aged 39)	January 5, 1915 – July 22, 1916	Progressive
27			William Stephens December 26, 1859 – April 25, 1944 (aged 84)	July 22, 1916 – March 15, 1917	Republican
28			C. C. Young April 28, 1869 – December 24, 1947 (aged 78)	January 7, 1919 – January 4, 1927	Republican		Stephens
							Richardson
29			Buron Fitts March 22, 1895 - March 29, 1973 (aged 78)	January 4, 1927 – December 4, 1928	Republican		Young
30			H. L. Carnahan August 31, 1879 – March 31, 1941 (aged 61)	December 4, 1928 – January 6, 1931	Republican
31			Frank Merriam December 22, 1865 – April 25, 1955 (aged 89)	January 5, 1931 – June 2, 1934	Republican		Rolph
32			George J. Hatfield October 29, 1887 – November 15, 1953 (aged 66)	January 8, 1935 – January 2, 1939	Republican		Merriam
33			Ellis E. Patterson November 28, 1897 – August 25, 1985 (aged 87)	January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943	Democratic		Olson
34			Frederick F. Houser April 11, 1905 – December 25, 1989 (aged 84)	January 4, 1943 – January 6, 1947	Republican		Warren
35			Goodwin Knight December 9, 1896 – May 22, 1970 (aged 73)	January 6, 1947 – October 5, 1953	Republican
36			Harold J. Powers October 8, 1900 – October 16, 1996 (aged 96)	October 5, 1953 – January 5, 1959	Republican		Knight
37			Glenn M. Anderson February 21, 1913 – December 13, 1994 <(aged 81)	January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967	Democratic		P. Brown
38			Robert Finch October 9, 1925 – October 10, 1995 (aged 70)	January 2, 1967 – January 21, 1969	Republican		Reagan
39			Edwin Reinecke January 7, 1924	January 21, 1969 – October 4, 1974	Republican
40			John L. Harmer April 28, 1934	October 4, 1974 – January 6, 1975	Republican
41			Mervyn M. Dymally May 12, 1926 – October 7, 2012 (aged 86)	January 6, 1975 – January 8, 1979	Democratic		J. Brown
42			Mike Curb December 24, 1944	January 8, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Republican
43			Leo T. McCarthy August 15, 1930 – February 5, 2007 (aged 76)	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	Democrat		Deukmejian
							Wilson
44			Gray Davis December 26, 1942	January 3, 1995 – January 4, 1999	Democratic
45			Cruz Bustamante January 4, 1953	January 4, 1999 – January 7, 2007	Democratic		Davis
							Schwarzenegger
46			John Garamendi January 24, 1945	January 7, 2007 – November 4, 2009	Democratic
47			Mona Pasquil April 3, 1962	November 4, 2009 - April 27, 2010 Acting	Democratic
48			Abel Maldonado August 21, 1967	April 27, 2010 – January 10, 2011	Republican
							J. Brown
49			Gavin Newsom October 10, 1967	January 10, 2011 – Incumbent	Democratic

Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of California

As of March 2015, there are eight former U.S. lieutenant governors of California (seven official, one acting) who are currently living at this time. The oldest living U.S. lieutenant governor of California is Edwin Reinecke (served 1969–1974, born 1924, age 92). The most recent U.S. lieutenant governor of California to die was Mervyn Dymally (served 1975–1979, born 1926) on October 7, 2012. The most recent serving U.S. lieutenant governor of California to die was Leo T. McCarthy (served 1983-1995, born 1930) on February 5, 2007.

Lt. Governor	Lt. Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Edwin Reinecke	1969–1974	January 7, 1924
John L. Harmer	1974–1975	April 28, 1934
Mike Curb	1979–1983	December 24, 1944
Gray Davis	1995–1999	December 26, 1942
Cruz Bustamante	1999–2007	January 4, 1953
John Garamendi	2007–2009	January 24, 1945
Mona Pasquil	2009–2010	April 3, 1962
Abel Maldonado	2010–2011	August 21, 1967

External links

• "History of California Constitutional Officers" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved March 6, 2015.